UNIT 3. KINEMATICS

At the end of this unit the student should be able to:

- Describe a frame of reference

- Compare and contrast Aristotle and Galileo’s views of motion

- Define and apply definitions of displacement, average velocity,

  instantaneous velocity, and average acceleration

- Demonstrate proficiency in solving problems using kinematics

  equations including problems involving free fall by using the

  value of the acceleration due to gravity

- Analyze motion graphs qualitatively and quantitatively including

  calculations of:

- the slope of the tangent of an x versus t graph,

- the slope of the v versus t graph,

- the area under the v versus t graph and

- the area under the a versus t graph

- Describe the horizontal and vertical motion of a projectile

- Demonstrate proficiency in solving problems of situations

  involving projectiles fired horizontally and at an angle

- Apply the concepts of vectors to solve problems involving relative

  velocity.